Check-in post September 9 2022

[wiseheart]

Hello to all members, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

Note: I'm just jumping in for badly_knitted while she is having computer problems. Therefore the daily check-in posts might lack certain details. Please, bear with me, and happy crafting!

Comments

[darkcedars]

So, I did a swirly heart in thread (ornament size, definitely needs starched). It looks fine but I was leaning towards the little tree ornaments instead, because I have to glance at the chart constantly to stay on the right stitch, where some other patterns you'd just remember after making a couple.



The tree? Seriously couldn't follow the pattern *at all.* I tried to just look at the photo and replicate, but I did something incorrect that was going to make it end at the wrong spot to add the trunk. May spend a small amount of time looking at other ornaments before I decide to stick with the hearts.

[badly_knitted]

The heart is beautiful!

Some patterns are just baffling.

[darkcedars]

She's written it in an odd way. I am just going to stick with the hearts. I may or may not do different colors.

[badly_knitted]

I had a sweater pattern a while back that I struggled to follow. I don't know why some get written in such hard to understand ways.

[wiseheart]

Because the author doesn't really want you to be able to copy. They just pretend. *g*

[badly_knitted]

It was published in a knitting magazine, and I think they should have tried knitting the sweater before publishing the pattern...

[badly_knitted]

I think the knitting magazine it was published in should have tested the pattern before publishing it.

[wiseheart]

Oh, but the heart is lovely!